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Kids’ Reading List: Classics for Infants to Age 2


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Kids’ Reading List: Classics for Infants to Age 2
Recommended by the American Library Association Oprah.com   |   August 08, 2008
I Heard a Little Baa by Elizabeth McLeod
I Heard a Little Baa By Elizabeth MacLeod; illustrated by Louise Phillips

This lively rhyming book gives readers a chance to practice animal sounds, identify animals and guess what animal is coming up next.
Kids Can, 1998. ISBN: 9781550744965.

Mr. Grumpy's Outing by John Burningham
Mr. Gumpy’s Outing By John Burningham; illustrated by the author

On a perfect summer day, Mr. Gumpy decides to take a ride on the river in his small boat. First he adds a boy and girl, and then an array of animals until the goat’s kick causes a cumulative effect and everyone lands in the water. The book ends with a tea party for all.
Holt, 1971. ISBN: 9780805007084

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar By Eric Carle; illustrated by the author

A very hungry caterpillar works his way through holes cut into the pages as he eats a variety of food, spins his cocoon, and emerges as a beautiful butterfly.
Collins, 1979. ISBN: 9780529007759

Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt
Pat the Bunny By Dorothy Kunhardt

The classic touch-and-feel book in which a boy and girl experience the world around them by patting a bunny, looking in a mirror, smelling flowers and touching Daddy’s scratchy face. Golden Books, 1940. ISBN: 9780307120007

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Goodnight Moon By Margaret Wise Brown; illustrated by Clement Hurd

A young rabbit says goodnight to everything in his room before bedtime in this milestone cozy book. HarperFestival, 1947. ISBN: 9780694003617

Moo Baa La La La by Sandra Boynton
Moo Baa La La La By Sandra Boynton

The animals in this rhyming board book demonstrate the very different and amusing sounds that they make. The humor is just right for toddlers. Little Simon, 1982. ISBN: 9780671449018

Clap Hands by Helen Oxenbury
Clap Hands By Helen Oxenbury

Clap hands, dance and spin, open wide and pop it in. Sweet babies go through various rhymed activities in this delightful board book.
Little Simon, 1987. ISBN: 9780689819841

Spots, Feathers and Curly Tails by Nancy Tafuri
Spots, Feathers and Curly Tails By Nancy Tafuri

Who does that curly tail belong to? What animal has black-and-white spots? Just turn the page to reveal the familiar farm animals that match the verbal and visual clues. Bold, bright pictures make this a guessing game just right for the youngest book and animal lovers.
Greenwillow, 1988. ISBN: 9780688075361
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar (English & Urdu) by Eric Carle


Book Description

Publication Date: 2008
The much-loved picture book is now available in Urdu and English in parallel on each page! … One sunny Sunday, the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg. He was very hungry. On Monday, he ate through one apple; on Tuesday, he ate through three plums–and still he was hungry… Strikingly bold, colorful pictures and a simple text tell the story of a hungry little caterpillar’s progress through an amazing variety and quantity of foods. Full at last, he made a cocoon around himself and went to sleep, to wake up a few weeks later wonderfully transformed into a butterfly! Brilliantly innovative designer and artist Eric Carle has dramatized the story. Cleverly die-cut pages show what the caterpillar ate on successive days, graphically introducing sets of up to 10 objects and also the names of the days of the week in rotation, as well as telling the central story of the transformation of the caterpillar.
 

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  • Paperback:20 pages
  • Publisher:Mantra Lingua/Tsai Fong (January 1992)
  • Language:Urdu
  • ISBN-10:1852691298
  • ISBN-13: 978-1852691295

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Arabic & English) by Eric Carle


Book Description

Publication Date: 2008
The much-loved picture book is now available in Arabic and English in parallel on each page! … One sunny Sunday, the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg. He was very hungry. On Monday, he ate through one apple; on Tuesday, he ate through three plums–and still he was hungry… Strikingly bold, colorful pictures and a simple text tell the story of a hungry little caterpillar’s progress through an amazing variety and quantity of foods. Full at last, he made a cocoon around himself and went to sleep, to wake up a few weeks later wonderfully transformed into a butterfly! Brilliantly innovative designer and artist Eric Carle has dramatized the story. Cleverly die-cut pages show what the caterpillar ate on successive days, graphically introducing sets of up to 10 objects and also the names of the days of the week in rotation, as well as telling the central story of the transformation of the caterpillar.
 
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Elmer’s Weather (English-Arabic) & (English-Urdu) by David McKee


Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Elmer series
Elmer loves all different types of weather, but which one is his favorite?Elmer's Weather (English-Urdu) (Elmer series)
 

Product Details (English-Urdu)

  • Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  • Board book:16 pages
  • Publisher:Milet Publishing (January 1, 1998)
  • Language:English
  • ISBN-10:1840590815
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840590814

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Product Details (English-Arabic)

  • Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  • Board book:16 pages
  • Publisher:Milet Publishing (September 1, 2004)
  • Language:English
  • ISBN-10:1840594047
  • ISBN-13:978-1840594041Product Details

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Elmer’s Day (English-Arabic) & (English-Urdu) (Elmer series) by by David McKee


Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Elmer seriesElmer's Day (English-Arabic) (Elmer series)
Elmer has a busy day.

Product Details (English- Arabic)

  • Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  • Board book:16 pages
  • Publisher:Milet Publishing (September 1, 2004)
  • Language:English
  • ISBN-10:1840593989
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840593983

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Product Details (English – Urdu)

Elmer's Day (English-Urdu) (Elmer series)

  • Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  • Board book:16 pages
  • Publisher:Milet Publishing (January 1, 1998)
  • Language:English
  • ISBN-10:184059067X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840590678

http://www.amazon.com/Elmers-English-Urdu-Elmer-David-McKee/dp/184059067X/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1323523286&sr=1-1-fkmr1

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Animal Colors (Arabic/English) (Arabic Edition) by Brian Wildsmith


Book Description

Age Level: 0 and up
Wildsmith teaches the concept of colors through his illustrations of vibrantly colored animals.
 

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 0 and up
  • Board book:16 pages
  • Publisher:Star Bright Books; Brdbk Blg edition (June 1, 2009)
  • Language:Arabic
  • ISBN-10:1595721681
  • ISBN-13: 978-1595721686

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